BEECHWOOD PARK SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1M
-17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.8M
-5.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
141
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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12 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,321,530 | £8,602,474 | £8,472,620 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £167,390 | £58,869 | -£591,107 | -1,104.1% | |
| Cash | £2,589,104 | £3,701,044 | £3,058,546 | -17.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,003,905 | £11,729,033 | £11,018,018 | -6.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,359,026 | £10,417,895 | £9,826,788 | -5.7% | |
| Equity | £10,359,026 | £10,417,895 | £9,826,788 | -5.7% | |
| Average employees | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0% | |
| Wages | £4,568,857 | £4,701,266 | £4,809,716 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.7% | -7.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.58x | 2.43x | 1.89x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Our reserves position and lack of borrowing gives the School a reasonable platform to withstand the current cost increases and political and economic changes and uncertainties. The Governors are satisfied that adequate resources will be available through future cash flows to meet liabilities as they fall due. The Governors do not foresee any major cha”
Significant events
- “On 2 January 2026 Beechwood Park School and St Albans School joined together, uniting two schools with a shared ethos, a strong sense of community, and a long history of partnership.”
- “Beechwood Park School was acquired by St Albans School on 2 January 2026 which became the controlling party from that date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, Angela | Secretary | 2026-01-31 | — | — |
| CAWTHORNE, Matthew William Southworth | Director | 2026-01-02 | Jul 1962 | British |
| CUSSANS, Maureen | Director | 2023-09-18 | Dec 1963 | British |
| HAMMOND, Mark | Director | 2015-12-01 | Feb 1968 | British |
| JACQUES, Thomas Stanley, Professor | Director | 2022-12-05 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MOORE, Nigel Charles | Director | 2026-01-02 | Jun 1962 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Edward Paul Nicholas | Director | 2024-06-24 | Nov 1981 | British |
| PHILPOTT, Anna Marie | Director | 2026-01-02 | May 1974 | British,American |
| POMFRET, Carole Elizabeth | Director | 2026-01-02 | Mar 1961 | British |
| WOODGATE, Alastair Mark | Director | 2026-01-02 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAD, Timothy John | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| BROOME, Barry Edwin | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| CURRAN, Alison Claire | Secretary | 2013-02-19 | 2016-08-31 |
| GULL, Margaret | Secretary | — | 1992-08-31 |
| LEWIS, John Stuart | Secretary | 1992-09-01 | 1994-09-01 |
| RIDLER, Anne-Marie Claire | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Simon Alan | Secretary | 2009-09-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BERRY, Jill | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2006-03-20 |
| BLACK, Scott Wallace | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2022-12-05 |
| BORTHWICK, Glynis Hannah | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2000-06-01 |
| BRISCOE, Andrew Mark | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2023-07-03 |
| BROWN, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2023-07-03 |
| BURRIDGE, Jill Louise | Director | 1995-03-06 | 2002-08-31 |
| CARVER, Michael Noel | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2014-03-01 |
| CLARK, Andrew | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2008-02-18 |
| COMFORT, Philip Arthur | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2012-08-31 |
| CONNELL, Michael Bryan, Sir | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| CORBETT, Andrew Stuart Reginald | Director | 1996-03-04 | 1999-11-29 |
| CUSSANS, Maureen | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2022-12-05 |
| CUTLER, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2025-11-24 |
| DAVIES, Diana June | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| EDGAR, Pauline Claire | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2013-12-31 |
| EVANS, Ian Philip, Doctor | Director | — | 2007-12-30 |
| FORD, Hugh Michael | Director | 2022-12-05 | 2026-01-02 |
| FREEMAN, Guy Peter | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2026-01-02 |
| FREER, Gary John | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2020-08-31 |
| GARTHWAITE, Caroline Sally | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| GILLESPIE, Jonathan William James | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2024-07-11 |
| GRANT, Andrew Robert | Director | 2005-06-06 | 2014-08-31 |
| GULL, Margaret | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| HARDY, Rosalind Kate | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2019-03-27 |
| HARMAN, Richard Stuart | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| HIGGINBOTTOM, Michael | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| HODGKISS, Anne Marie | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2008-03-17 |
| HODGSON, James Simon | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2025-12-19 |
| HUGH-JONES, Kenneth, Doctor | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| IRESON, David Robert | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2005-04-30 |
| KNIGHT, Sally Joy | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| LAING, David Eric | Director | — | 2001-08-30 |
| LATTER, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1995-03-06 | 2000-11-14 |
| LEA, Edward William | Director | — | 1998-07-06 |
| LEWIS, John Stuart | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| LOUGH, John Bruce | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2015-08-31 |
| MACK, Christopher Tait | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Genevieve Tamara | Director | 2024-02-21 | 2026-01-02 |
| MAIRS, Gavin Eric Johnston | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| MALONEY, Richard James, Dr | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2025-12-19 |
| MERCER, Thomas Anthony | Director | — | 2004-03-12 |
| MERCER, Yvonne Mary | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2021-09-17 |
| MESSER, Roger William | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| MOULD, Alan Hansell | Director | — | 1995-10-01 |
| MOULD, John Stuart | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| NAZIR, Rakhshinda | Director | 2017-02-22 | 2017-07-09 |
| PIGOTT, John William | Director | — | 1993-07-03 |
| PIRIE, Douglas John Richard | Director | — | 2010-08-31 |
| PUNTER, Anne Lucy | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2015-08-31 |
| PURVER, Philip Anthony | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| QUIGLEY, Desmond Mark | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2018-07-07 |
| RAJA, Himanshu Haridas | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| RAYNER, Murray Blundell | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Linda Christine | Director | 2008-06-02 | 2021-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Dorothy-Anne | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1995-03-06 |
| SANER, John Donaldson | Director | 1996-03-04 | 2004-12-31 |
| SCRAGG, Neil Grant | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2026-01-02 |
| SEALE, Nigel Hamilton | Director | 1992-09-01 | 1999-06-12 |
| SHAH, Paulomi | Director | 2024-06-12 | 2026-01-02 |
| SILVESTER, Josiah Thomas | Director | 2025-06-23 | 2025-12-19 |
| SMITH, Colin Paul | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| SMITH, Roger John | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| SPINNEY, Michael William | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2018-07-07 |
| SWAINE, Katharine Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2026-01-02 |
| THOMPSON, Simon James | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2022-07-04 |
| TOMKINS, Andrew Mervyn, Professor | Director | 1992-09-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| VINER, Russell Mardon, Dr | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2022-07-04 |
| WADHAM, Joanna Claire | Director | 2022-12-05 | 2026-01-02 |
| WARREN, William Roderick | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2016-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Albans School | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-05 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 12
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.